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The Guardian - UK
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Entertainment

Hot stuff: The Burn After Reading gang arrive in Venice

Group shot
Make way for the talent! From left to right you're looking at Joel Coen, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Ethan Cohen. But why so cheerful? And what's George pointing at? Has someone just fallen off a gondola? Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Joel and Ethan Coen
The two sides of the Coen brothers. Ethan looks pensive and accommodating, while Joel plays Serious Artist beside him. Those shades lend credibility. Photograph: AP
George Clooney
A bad moment for George Clooney as he belatedly realises that he's stepped onto the red carpet without buttoning his shirt. Perhaps his flies are undone too. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex
Brad Pitt
And here's a be-hatted Brad Pitt, presumably paying wry homage to Death in Venice. It remains to be seen whether Pitt will meet a similar fate to the Dirk Bogarde character. Our advice: stay off the beach and don't go chasing after any stray boys Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
Tilda Swinton
If it's Wednesday it must be Venice. Fresh from launching her own film festival the Scottish Highlands, Tilda Swinton touches down on the Lido. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
Frances McDormand
Here's Frances McDormand in better detail. We're quite impressed by just how little effort she seems to have made to dress up. If nothing else, it puts Pitt's fancy-dress get-up to shame. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
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